Immigration dominates GOP issues in South Carolina

The State ^ | Jan. 07, 2008 | NOELLE PHILLIPS

[Always Right]

Of the top tier candidates, Thompson is the only one who is decent on immigration, and the only one NOT mentioned in this article.

[MBB1984]

Hopefully, South Carolina will do to McInsane what it did eight years ago: Sending him home angry and tired in a pathetic defeat

[JohnnyZ]

Noelle should leave the political writing to Lee Bandy.

[logic]

I believe after tomorrow Duncan Hunter (the REAL conservative) will be a surprise contender!! All he needs is a good showing in NH and he’s right up there despite what everyone has been saying.

He is the only one who IS and always HAS BEEN the best choice for securing the border. He is also the ONLY Conservative who’s words are backed by almost 30 years of voting record!! He doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk!

[pgkdan]

“And let’s face it,” he added. “There’s some bigotry in there and that fuels it.”

Oh sure...only a bigot would care that his country is being invaded. Only bigots care about law and order and only a bigot would want to protect his personal sovereignty.

Illegal Immigration is a great issue for Fred. He's the only guy with any credibility at all on this issue.

[Badeye]

Neither McCain nor Huckabee can address immigration in a way that won’t hurt them politically.

[MittFan08]

Then how the heck do you explain Lindsey Graham? SC needs to reel that boy in.

[WalterSkinner]

..it is phenomenal that a candidate whom the MSM polls somewhere around zero has so influenced the debate that the the so-called "top tier" candidates are falling all over themselves becoming "border hawks"

Thank you Duncan Hunter

[vikingd00d]

>>Hopefully, South Carolina will do to McInsane what it did eight years ago: Sending him home angry and tired in a pathetic defeat

Considering that McCain will have Lindsey Graham backing him, I’d say that that will happen most definitely.

[stockstrader]

Immigration certainly is the hot issue now (as it should be).

But social issues (abortion, guns, gays) were virtually ignored in the debate last night.

That's a shame,,,because Rudy would have done so much better in the debate if they had been discussed--because we all know how strong Rudy is on those issues with his 'gun-grabbing, pro-abortion, gay right crusading' positions....lol

[normy]

Fred needs to turn up the "negative ads" by playing vide of each candidate in their own words.

We have Huckabe calling opponents of amnesty racists in the very first debate.

We have McCain and his amnesty bill and hopefully some warm comments about Kennedy as well as McCain supporter Graham "telling the racists to go home" and "America is not a country it's an ideal". Fred can simply ask John if agrees with Mike and Lindsey in the next debate since John and Lindsey are so close. If John says he doesn't agree, Fred can ask him why he didn't stand up for the American citizen then?

I am sure Mitts on record somewhere flip flopping on this.

[Terrence DoGood]

Lindsay Graham didn’t run and a “moderate” but a true conservative and Strom Thurmond supporters (with Strom’s blessing) liked what they heard. He pulled the wool over our eyes down here because he’s been quite a disappointment.

[Calpernia]

Border Hawks, Asian Tigers...the race is turning into a real zoo.

[G.Mason]

"Of the top tier candidates, Thompson is the only one who is decent on immigration, and the only one NOT mentioned in this article."

If true (that immigration is #1) then Thompson is a shoo in. Screw what the MSM says, or does not say.

JMHO

[pissant]

You forgot yellow bellied RHINOS

[Calpernia]

Yellow Rhino?

[Milhous]

"And let’s face it," he added. "There’s some bigotry in there and that fuels it."

Yet another virtual slavery apologist tries to get some more mileage out of a hoary racism canard. Given America's sordid history of Democrat and Republican collusion on the illegal alien issue prudent voters ought back a proven leader who actually walks the walk.

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The truth will set you free. - Jesus Christ

[3AngelaD]

The South Carolina Weeping Pansy was on Fox over the weekend talking up McCain and trying to be charming. It was as if last summer’s huge amnesty fiasco never happened. Had to take my anti-nausea medicine.